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Turner, Haliburton help Pacers beat Cavaliers 121-116 in In-Season Tournament opener
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Myles Turner scored 27 points, Tyrese Haliburton had 18 points and 13 assists and the Indiana Pacers held off the Cleveland Cavaliers 121-116 on Friday night to open the NBA’s inaugural In-Season Tournament.
Donavan Mitchell had 38 points, nine assists and five rebounds for Cleveland. The Cavaliers overcame an 18-point deficit to lead by four in the fourth quarter.
“It was a strong show of character for our team,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said. “First win in the history of the In-Season Tournament. We hung in. Myles had a great game. Our fans are connecting with this team. It’s pretty cool.”
Each team shot 52% from the field, but Indiana went 15 of 31 on 3-pointers while limiting the Cavs to 8 of 28. Former Pacer Caris LeVert, who had 13 points, missed a 3 from the left wing that would have tied it with 10 seconds left.
“Caris missed a tough one,” Carlisle said. “The crowd getting into it, us getting stops at the right times, were key things.”
Mitchell made two free throws to bring the Cavs to 119-116 with 2.6 seconds to go, but Haliburton sealed the win with two of his own. Indiana snapped a two-game skid that followed a 2-0 start.
Bruce Brown added 19 points and seven rebounds for Indiana. Evan Mobley had 14 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and four blocks for Cleveland.
The Pacers battered Cleveland from beyond the arc in the first half, connecting on nine 3-pointers, including four from Turner, on their way to a 70-53 lead.
“In the first half we had guys just trying to figure out where they fit,” said Cleveland coach J.B. Bickerstaff, noting all of his regulars played for the first time. “Minutes change. Roles change. In the second half, we did a much better job and gave ourselves a chance, but down 18 you have to be perfect.”
UP NEXT
Cavaliers: Host Detroit on Nov. 17 in next In-season Tournament game. Host Golden State on Sunday night in a regular game.
Pacers: At Philadelphia on Nov. 14 in next In-season Tournament game. Host Charlotte on Saturday night in a regular game.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jarrett Allen vs. Myles Turner (Obi Toppin gains possession) | ||
| 11:41 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point cutting dunk (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:23 |  | Evan Mobley misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 11:20 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 11:15 | | Bruce Brown misses two point running layup | ||
| 11:12 | | Bruce Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 11:09 | | +3 | Bennedict Mathurin makes three point jump shot (Bruce Brown assists) | 0-5 |
| 10:56 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving dunk (Darius Garland assists) | 2-5 |
| 10:43 | | Max Strus personal foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul) | ||
| 10:29 | | Myles Turner turnover (lost ball) (Jarrett Allen steals) | ||
| 10:25 | | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point running jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 5-5 |
| 10:14 | | +3 | Myles Turner makes three point jump shot (Bennedict Mathurin assists) | 5-8 |
| 10:03 | | Evan Mobley misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:59 | | Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound | ||
| 9:49 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:47 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 9:41 | | Donovan Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (Myles Turner steals) | ||
| 9:36 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses two point running layup | ||
| 9:36 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 9:29 | | Jarrett Allen shooting foul (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 9:29 | | +1 | Myles Turner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-9 |
| 9:29 | | +1 | Myles Turner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-10 |
| 9:20 | | Max Strus misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:16 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 9:11 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point running finger roll layup | 5-12 |
| 9:00 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point alley-oop dunk (Darius Garland assists) | 7-12 |
| 8:41 | | +3 | Bruce Brown makes three point jump shot (Bennedict Mathurin assists) | 7-15 |
| 8:30 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point pullup jump shot | 9-15 |
| 8:10 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point driving finger roll layup (Obi Toppin assists) | 9-17 |
| 8:10 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:00 | | Darius Garland misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:56 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 7:53 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point alley-oop layup (Darius Garland assists) | 11-17 |
| 7:28 | | Myles Turner misses two point layup | ||
| 7:25 | | Bennedict Mathurin offensive rebound | ||
| 7:24 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:21 | | Max Strus defensive rebound | ||
| 7:16 | | Darius Garland misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:14 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 6:59 | | Tyrese Haliburton turnover (lost ball) (Evan Mobley steals) | ||
| 6:50 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:46 | | Evan Mobley offensive rebound | ||
| 6:46 | | Evan Mobley misses two point tip layup | ||
| 6:45 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 6:43 | | Darius Garland personal foul (Obi Toppin draws the foul) | ||
| 6:36 | | Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:31 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 6:22 | | Darius Garland blocks Tyrese Haliburton's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:22 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 6:20 | | +3 | Buddy Hield makes three point fadeaway jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 11-20 |
| 5:59 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving layup | 13-20 |
| 5:44 | | Tyrese Haliburton turnover (bad pass) (Max Strus steals) | ||
| 5:39 | | Georges Niang misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:35 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | +2 | Obi Toppin makes two point driving finger roll layup | 13-22 |
| 5:15 | | Obi Toppin shooting foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 5:15 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-22 |
| 5:15 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-22 |
| 4:55 | | Evan Mobley blocks Obi Toppin's two point driving layup | ||
| 4:53 | | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 4:47 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point running finger roll layup (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 17-22 |
| 4:46 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:34 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 4:31 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 4:24 | | Evan Mobley turnover (traveling) | ||
| 4:08 | | +3 | Buddy Hield makes three point pullup jump shot (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 17-25 |
| 3:47 | | +2 | Georges Niang makes two point driving layup (Evan Mobley assists) | 19-25 |
| 3:37 | | Aaron Nesmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:33 | | Caris LeVert defensive rebound | ||
| 3:27 | | Buddy Hield personal foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | ||
| 3:21 | | Jarrett Allen offensive foul (Andrew Nembhard draws the foul) | ||
| 3:21 | | Jarrett Allen turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:00 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 19-27 |
| 2:47 | | +3 | Isaac Okoro makes three point jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 22-27 |
| 2:34 | | Jalen Smith misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:32 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 2:23 | | Jarrett Allen misses two point layup | ||
| 2:19 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 2:07 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point alley-oop layup (Buddy Hield assists) | 22-29 |
| 1:56 | | Caris LeVert misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:54 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 1:53 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point hook shot | 24-29 |
| 1:53 | | Jalen Smith shooting foul (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 1:53 | | Jarrett Allen misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 1:52 | | Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound | ||
| 1:43 | | Andrew Nembhard turnover (bad pass) (Isaac Okoro steals) | ||
| 1:31 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point turnaround hook shot (Georges Niang assists) | 26-29 |
| 1:16 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point driving reverse layup (Jalen Smith assists) | 26-31 |
| 1:16 | | Jarrett Allen shooting foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul) | ||
| 1:16 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 1:15 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 1:03 | | Darius Garland misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:59 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 0:51 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point finger roll layup (Bennedict Mathurin assists) | 26-33 |
| 0:33 | | Darius Garland turnover (bad pass) (Bennedict Mathurin steals) | ||
| 0:30 | | +2 | Buddy Hield makes two point running finger roll layup (Bennedict Mathurin assists) | 26-35 |
| 0:07 | | Darius Garland turnover (lost ball) (Aaron Nesmith steals) | ||
| 0:03 | | Georges Niang shooting foul (Aaron Nesmith draws the foul) | ||
| 0:03 | | Aaron Nesmith misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:03 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | +1 | Aaron Nesmith makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-36 |
| 0:00 | | Caris LeVert misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | | Bennedict Mathurin shooting foul (Caris LeVert draws the foul) | ||
| 11:42 | | +1 | Caris LeVert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-36 |
| 11:42 | | Caris LeVert misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:41 | | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | ||
| 11:25 | | Jalen Smith turnover (bad pass) (Isaac Okoro steals) | ||
| 11:22 | | Jalen Smith blocks Isaac Okoro's two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 11:19 | | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | ||
| 11:17 | | Dean Wade shooting foul (Andrew Nembhard draws the foul) | ||
| 11:17 | | +1 | Andrew Nembhard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-37 |
| 11:17 | | +1 | Andrew Nembhard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-38 |
| 11:05 | | Aaron Nesmith blocks Caris LeVert's two point cutting layup | ||
| 11:03 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 10:57 | | +3 | Aaron Nesmith makes three point jump shot (Bennedict Mathurin assists) | 27-41 |
| 10:39 | | Buddy Hield blocks Caris LeVert's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 10:39 | | Pacers defensive rebound | ||
| 10:30 | | Caris LeVert blocks Andrew Nembhard's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 10:30 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 10:29 | | Georges Niang shooting foul (Aaron Nesmith draws the foul) | ||
| 10:29 | | Aaron Nesmith misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:29 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 10:29 | | Aaron Nesmith misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:27 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 10:06 | | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point pullup jump shot | 30-41 |
| 9:40 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point driving reverse layup | 30-43 |
| 9:27 | | Caris LeVert turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 9:21 | | Donovan Mitchell personal foul (Jalen Smith draws the foul) | ||
| 9:14 | | Jalen Smith turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 9:05 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving finger roll layup (Evan Mobley assists) | 32-43 |
| 8:49 | | Buddy Hield turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:49 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:36 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:32 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 8:21 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point driving layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 32-45 |
| 8:01 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point dunk (Caris LeVert assists) | 34-45 |
| 7:49 | | Tyrese Haliburton turnover (bad pass) (Donovan Mitchell steals) | ||
| 7:43 | | +3 | Georges Niang makes three point running jump shot (Isaac Okoro assists) | 37-45 |
| 7:33 | | +3 | Myles Turner makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 37-48 |
| 7:12 | | +2 | Georges Niang makes two point cutting layup (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 39-48 |
| 6:59 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:56 | | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 6:44 | | +2 | Isaac Okoro makes two point driving floating jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 41-48 |
| 6:31 | | Evan Mobley blocks Bruce Brown's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 6:29 | | Caris LeVert defensive rebound | ||
| 6:25 | | Georges Niang misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:21 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 6:07 | | Evan Mobley blocks Bennedict Mathurin's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:05 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 5:57 | | Georges Niang misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:55 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 5:41 | | Evan Mobley personal foul (Aaron Nesmith draws the foul) | ||
| 5:35 | | Tyrese Haliburton offensive foul (Charge) (Max Strus draws the foul) | ||
| 5:35 | | Tyrese Haliburton turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:11 | | Max Strus misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:07 | | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | ||
| 5:04 | | Tristan Thompson personal foul (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 5:04 | | +1 | Myles Turner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-49 |
| 5:04 | | +1 | Myles Turner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-50 |
| 4:46 | | Darius Garland misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 4:44 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 4:38 | | +2 | Obi Toppin makes two point running reverse layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 41-52 |
| 4:22 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:19 | | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | ||
| 4:06 | | Buddy Hield misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:02 | | Obi Toppin offensive rebound | ||
| 3:57 | | +3 | Myles Turner makes three point jump shot (Buddy Hield assists) | 41-55 |
| 3:33 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point pullup jump shot | 43-55 |
| 3:32 | | Darius Garland technical foul | ||
| 3:32 | | +1 | Tyrese Haliburton makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 43-56 |
| 3:23 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:18 | | Tristan Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:07 |